Let's Talk About Pottery & Collectables
Pottery => British & Irish => Topic started by: Tigerchips on February 09, 2008, 10:34:39 PM
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I find these absolutely stunning. :thd:
One of them reads: The third figurine in 'The Dancing Hours' collection, a hand numbered limited edition figurine of 12,500, crafted in Wedgwood fine porcelain, of which this is no 3,966, Wedgwood 1993.
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They are beautiful things - I have seen them in various colours, some realistically painted and gilded, some on jasperware plinths, usually each in limited editions, some of as few as around 3000 in the edition.
I thought this article about the Borghese fireplace at Moor Park very interesting, it is believed that these Borghese dancing figures were the inspiration for Wedgwoods Dancing Hours - his first pattern based on these was designed by John Flaxman in 1776.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/picture-of-month/displaypicture.asp?venue=7&id=305
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Thanks Lynne. Would these be called Parian or Biscuit porcelain? I still don't understand the difference.
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These are bisque unglazed porcelain.
Parian ware is a specific type of stoneware that is made to resemble marble. If you look closely at parian, it glitters very slightly and is very cold and dense, and quite heavy. Bisque is a softer powdery finish, and is warmer to the touch.
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i just bought 5 little wedgewood things - stamped made in england. when i get around to it...i will post them.....(see cafe note)
So *BEAR* with me... :party_animal: <-- suppose to be a BEAR
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Rose I hope you're not wiggling like that! :kissy:
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lol.....no Anne....but by the time I got to my legs...well they were beginning to look like that...lol (if you know what I mean....lol)
And to get back on track....I will post those little wedgewood plates soon....I do not know if they are still as collectible now as in the past....but anything with the\name WEDGEWOOD sounds regal....
Is Jasperware the blue and white things...as that is what I thought.
I will point as (only as reference, and for any interest) there are collectibles in Canada like the blue and white WW...but it is called E Canada
http://bluejasper.com/ecanada/03_history.html
AND :tgs: very nice, beautiful, graceful......very nice figures
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The basic pale blue jasperware has gone off the boil rather Rose, but the better stuff only has Wedgwood on the base (which means it was made before 1891) , or Wedgwood England (which makes it between 1891 and +/-1910).
Also what is called "dipped" jasperware, the stuff with the white inside rather than the same colour, is more sought after, together with different colours. I have a piece of lilac jasperware for sale at the moment, which is very pretty and desirable.
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I bet they are Jasperware rose? I remember a pair of princess diana and prince charles cufflinks selling for quite a bit of money on ebay. Have you got any of those?
Wedgwood cruets.
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This is the lilac jasperware I was telling you about
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Yellow Primrose Jasper Ware Box and Bell.
I have, stashed away in my drawers, A pair of blue Jasperware cufflinks of Minerva and Brittania. Only I can't find them. 8:)
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Yellow Primrose Jasper Ware Box and Bell.
I have, stashed away in my drawers, A pair of blue Jasperware cufflinks of Minerva and Brittania. Only I can't find them. 8:)
They are lovely Tony, but dont you find it a bit uncomfortable stshing them in your drawers?
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Wedgwood jasperware came in a wide range of colours. I can heartily recommend the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, where there is a huge collection of jasperware and loads of other nice stuff too - all for free
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/ (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/)
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:jstr:
Hello strangers! :hug:
I had a lovely Wedgwood blue (but glazed over) jasper ashtray. Had it for donkey's years, but sadly smashed it just last year.
It had little bare-bottomed cherubs on it. :boohoo: :boohoo: :boohoo:
:-\Now I have popped come back, I've just had a call saying I've got to rush out...
byeeeee...... see you all later.....
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I've never seen the primrose jasperware before, only blue, green and lilac.
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I really like the black basalt ware too...
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Basaltware had a variety of applied colours too.
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Even gold on the egyptian designs!
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Here is my Wedgewood -- I do not need to start a new topic, it is all related. Any knowledge of names/styles/designs?
I just got these. She wanted $40...I paid $30 for them. I did not mind paying that much for them, as I did want them.
That is only like $6 bucks each.. :-\
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The only one I recognise is the Pope, Rose. Not much help, am I? ???
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They are lovely Tony, but dont you find it a bit uncomfortable stashing them in your drawers?
:taped:
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;)
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I came by this blue and white plate hiding under a stack of modern plates. It has to be one of the most stunning blue and white tranferware i have ever seen. I know i don't get out much like.
Marked IVANHOE WEDGWOOD ETRURIA ENGLAND. Dates somewhere around 1890's.
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Sure you don't want an "e" after the "g", Tiger? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Carolyn
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Sure you don't want an "e" after the "g", Tiger? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Carolyn
No thanks.
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That is fabulous! I love blue and white transferware but I haven't seen this one before. It's not in my Miller's transferware book either.
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I bought this vase or planter today for £3. I'm not sure if this would be called Black Basalt or not. It's twelve and a half inches across, so a decent size. It has a very faint Etruria and Barlastan mark, and the impressed Wedgwood mark. I think the 61 on it means 1961.
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That's rather snazzy... the matte black always looks very chic, I like it. The Wedgwood Museum has a page on its website about black basalt: http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery_packs/pack/classical/chapter/black-basalt